AFC East · 2018

New England Patriots

11-5 (5-1 AFC East · 8-4 AFC)1st in the AFC East · No. 2 seed

Last: W 13-3 vs Los Angeles Rams

Rating: +6.71
Adj Off: 26.64
Adj Def: 19.92
Playoffs: 100%

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	42.9%5	33.0%29
Early-down pass rate	56.3%10	57.4%5
Plays per game	68.65	64.714
Time of possession	31:059	28:4427
Yards per pass attempt	7.26	6.210
Yards per rush	4.519	5.027
Starting field position	Own 309	Own 2924

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.0897	-0.0406
Adj. EPA per play	+0.0763	-0.0255
Success rate	47.3%7	42.6%6
Passing EPA per play	+0.1798	+0.0085
Rushing EPA per play	-0.0308	-0.1387
CPOE	1.115	-0.910
Explosive play rate	10.7%7	10.5%25

Situational

Scoring, red zone finishing, money downs, ball security, protection and discipline.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	27.34	20.37
Points per drive	—	2.0312
Red zone TD rate	66.2%8	59.3%10
3rd down conversion	40.8%12	38.6%16
Turnovers per game	1.065	1.814
Sack rate	3.4%3	4.3%31
Penalties per game	5.84	5.729

Rank out of 32 teams, regular season only. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like pace and pass rate.

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Result	Off EPA	Def EPA	Y/P	3rd down	TO
Sep 9Wk 1	14Houston Texans	W27-20	+0.01	-0.15	5.4 / 4.7	4-14 / 2-11	2 / 3
Sep 16Wk 2	@21Jacksonville Jaguars	L20-31	+0.01	+0.19	5.0 / 7.1	4-12 / 10-14	1 / 2
Sep 23Wk 3	@18Detroit Lions	L10-26	-0.28	+0.03	4.5 / 6.0	2-9 / 7-14	1 / 1
Sep 30Wk 4	30Miami DolphinsDIV	W38-7	+0.21	-0.37	6.3 / 3.8	10-15 / 3-11	2 / 2
Oct 4Wk 5	12Indianapolis Colts	W38-24	+0.18	-0.02	6.8 / 5.4	5-10 / 7-15	2 / 3
Oct 14Wk 6	3Kansas City Chiefs	W43-40	+0.19	+0.20	6.8 / 8.4	7-13 / 4-10	1 / 2
Oct 21Wk 7	@7Chicago Bears	W38-31	+0.14	+0.05	6.0 / 6.0	6-13 / 8-16	3 / 2
Oct 29Wk 8	@27Buffalo BillsDIV	W25-6	+0.05	-0.38	5.6 / 5.4	5-14 / 4-14	0 / 2
Nov 4Wk 9	20Green Bay Packers	W31-17	+0.21	+0.04	6.7 / 5.3	4-11 / 6-13	0 / 1
Nov 11Wk 10	@17Tennessee Titans	L10-34	-0.14	+0.18	4.4 / 6.1	3-15 / 5-12	0 / 0
Nov 25Wk 12	@29New York JetsDIV	W27-13	+0.29	-0.04	7.6 / 5.5	5-12 / 6-14	0 / 1
Dec 2Wk 13	11Minnesota Vikings	W24-10	+0.13	-0.17	6.7 / 4.7	7-14 / 3-12	1 / 2
Dec 9Wk 14	@30Miami DolphinsDIV	L33-34	+0.22	+0.40	5.6 / 9.2	9-16 / 1-7	0 / 0
Dec 16Wk 15	@8Pittsburgh Steelers	L10-17	+0.04	+0.15	6.6 / 6.4	3-10 / 4-9	1 / 2
Dec 23Wk 16	27Buffalo BillsDIV	W24-12	-0.19	-0.33	5.5 / 4.8	3-12 / 2-12	3 / 3
Dec 30Wk 17	29New York JetsDIV	W38-3	+0.20	-0.48	6.2 / 4.3	5-11 / 4-13	0 / 3
Jan 13Div	5Los Angeles Chargers	W41-28	+0.24	+0.16	6.6 / 5.2	7-14 / 5-13	1 / 1
Jan 20Conf	@3Kansas City Chiefs	W37-31OT	+0.17	+0.24	5.7 / 6.2	13-19 / 4-9	2 / 0
Feb 3SB	N4Los Angeles Rams	W13-3	+0.01	-0.23	6.2 / 4.4	3-12 / 3-13	1 / 1

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them; defenders by tackles. Regular season only. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	C/A	Cmp%	Yds	Y/A	TD	INT	EPA/play
12Tom BradyYr 19	99%	375/570	65.8%	4355	7.6	29	11	+0.15

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
26Sony MichelR	44%	209	931	4.5	6	7	-0.02
28James WhiteYr 5	20%	94	425	4.5	5	87	+0.08
34Rex BurkheadYr 6	12%	57	186	3.3	0	14	-0.22
84Cordarrelle PattersonYr 6	9%	42	228	5.4	1	21	+0.22

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
11Julian EdelmanWR Yr 10	13%	74	850	11.5	6	+0.32
87Rob GronkowskiTE Yr 9	8%	47	682	14.5	3	+0.43
10Josh GordonWR Yr 7	7%	41	737	18.0	4	+0.50
15Chris HoganWR Yr 8	6%	35	532	15.2	3	+0.39
13Phillip DorsettWR Yr 4	6%	32	290	9.1	3	+0.12

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
93Lawrence GuyDT Yr 8	25	1	1.0	11	1
90Malcom BrownDT Yr 4	19	0	0.0	1	0
91Deatrich WiseDE Yr 2	15	4	4.5	16	0
94Adrian ClaybornDE Yr 8	9	3	2.5	13	1
71Danny SheltonDT Yr 4	10	1	0.0	1	0
70Adam ButlerDT Yr 2	8	4	3.0	4	1

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
53Kyle Van NoyMLB Yr 5	55	5	3.5	2	1
98Trey FlowersLB Yr 4	31	9	7.5	2	0
52Elandon RobertsOLB Yr 3	31	6	1.0	4	0
54Dont'a HightowerOLB Yr 7	24	3	1.0	1	1
55John SimonLB Yr 6	8	2	2.0	0	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
32Devin McCourtyFS Yr 9	59	4	1	1
30Jason McCourtyS Yr 10	54	10	1	1
23Patrick ChungS Yr 10	52	3	1	0
31Jonathan JonesDB Yr 3	44	7	3	1
24Stephon GilmoreCB Yr 7	40	20	2	2
21Duron HarmonS Yr 6	32	4	4	0
27J.C. JacksonDB R	22	6	3	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
3Stephen GostkowskiYr 13	27/32	84%	52	49/50	130

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
6Ryan AllenYr 6	64	45.1	66	21	5